Lissa Ray is in her 8th year of retirement after thirty years of teaching music. She currently teaches music to preschool and Kindergarten children at Mercy Montessori Center.  She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music and Education from Western Michigan University and a Master of Science Degree in Education from Indiana University. Lissa has completed three levels of Orff-Schulwerk Teacher Training, Master Classes and Orff Schulwerk Curriculum. She has been an active member of the Greater Cincinnati American Orff-Schulwerk Chapter since 1987.

She also serves as Children, Youth, and Handbell Director at Northminster Presbyterian Church.